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AT BIRTH
Making Athan and Iqamah in the ear of the newborn baby.
Abu Rafi, r.a. reported that he saw the Prophet, s.a.w, making athan in Hasan’s ear when Fatima gave birth to him. ( Abu Dawud and At-Tirmithi ).
This is to make the words that glorify Allah the first ones to reach a child’s ear and affect his heart.
The second wisdom is to prevent the Shaitan from getting close to the unborn child.
Tahneek is to chew a piece of date and then to rub it inside the newborn’s mouth. Aisha, r.a. said: “Babies were brought to Allah’s Messenger, s.a.w. He blessed them, and after having chewed some dates, he rubbed therewith their soft palates.” ( Muslim ) |
Abu Hurairrah, r.a. narrated that the Prophet, s.a.w. said: “When the athan is pronounced, Shaitan runs back and breaks wind during his flight in order not to hear the call being made.
When the athan is completed, he comes back. When Iqama is pronounced, he turns his back and after its completion, he returns again and whispers into the heart of the person (to divert his attention from his prayer) and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the prayer and this causes him to forget how much he has prayed.” [Bukhari and Muslim.]
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